1974 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1974 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Independent
Record3–6–1 ( Independent)
Head coach
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
  1973
1975  
1974 NCAA Division II independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Central Michigan ^   12 1 0
No. 6 UNLV ^   12 1 0
No. 4 Delaware ^   12 2 0
No. 8 Western Carolina ^   9 2 0
No. 9 Tennessee State   8 2 0
No. 12 Youngstown State ^   8 2 0
Santa Clara   7 3 0
Wayne State (MI)   7 3 0
Northeastern   6 4 0
Central State (OH)   6 5 0
Akron   5 5 0
Indiana State   5 5 0
Nevada   5 6 0
Portland State   5 6 0
American International   4 5 0
Eastern Michigan   4 6 1
Milwaukee   4 6 0
Northeast Louisiana   4 6 0
Eastern Illinois   3 6 1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 5 0
Chattanooga   4 7 0
Nebraska–Omaha   3 7 0
Bucknell   2 8 0
Northern Michigan   0 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1974 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented as an independent Eastern Illinois University during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Central Missouri State L 14–196,800 [1]
September 14at Indiana State L 6–219,041 [2]
September 21 Milwaukee L 0–338,000 [3]
October 5at Western Illinois L 3–288,600
October 12 Delta State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 13–33,500
October 19 Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
W 14–97,500
October 26at Ferris State Big Rapids, MI T 10–105,500
November 2 Youngstown State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 3–133,000
November 9 Missouri–Rolla
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 17–02,000
November 16at Murray State L 0–137,500

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References

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  2. "Ind. State Defeats EIU 21-6". Herald and Review . September 15, 1974 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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